Automatic vending-machine.



No. 730,624. PATBNTED JUNE 9, 1993.

R. P. ELLIOTT.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED M112, 1902.

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No. 730,624. PATBNTED JUNBQ, 1903.

R. P. ELLI0TT.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE. APPLIUATION mum MAY 12, 1902.

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PATE T OFFICE.

RICHARD P. ELLIOTT, or Bosrou, MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTOMATIC VENDING-MACHINE.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,624, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed May 12,1902. Serial No. 106,969- (ll'o model.) 7

,To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD P. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bqston, in the county of Sufiolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in AutomaticVending Machines, of which the following is a speci fication.

My'invention relates to improvements in a coin-controlledvending-machine in which a In the drawings like letters of referencerefer to like parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the vending-machine in perspective embodyingmy improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section of the casing online 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3 3,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on line et- 4, Fig. 1. Fig.5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is atransverse section on the line 6 6, Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the casing of thevending-machine.

A is the top plate, covering the coin-controlled mechanism.

C, Fig. 6, represents a sectional view of the slide, and'B is a bottomplate which serves as a guide for the slide. Attached to the slide (1 isa block K, in which is mounted a plunger K. Within the plunger Kprojects a stem Q,

upon which is mounted the spiral spring S, which spring abuts againstthe interior of the outer end of plunger K- and serves to return saidplunger to normal position after each operation thereof. Upon the lowerside of the block K is fastened a plate of spring metal having an upwardprojection which lies normally to the rear of a flange 7c on the rearend of the plunger K. The function of this construction will be statedhereinafter. A coin-receptacle W is constructed below the slide, intowhich coin may be received at each mounted at V upon the plate W whichis secured to a wall X" of the receptacle. Swinging door W also has arear projection W upon which rests one end of the stem X, which isslidably mounted in a vertical aperture in the wall'X. The stem Xhas ahearing in and projects above the rear edge of the cover-plate A. Thefront panel Y of the vending-machine case when locked in its normalposition is so positioned relative to the stem X as to hold the samedepressed, as shown in Fig. 6, in which position the stem X contactswith the projection Vt and holds the swinging door W in a closedposition. Amagazine R is provided at the rear of the easing to containthe articles to be Sold. The free weight U normally rests upon the pileof articles in'the magazine. This weight is provided with a projectionU, which cooperates with an aperture U onthe slide 0 to hold the latterin locked position after the last-ve'nded article has been dischargedfrom the magazine. metal tongue P, fastened thereto by means of Theslide 0 is provided with a springa rivet P. The spring-tongue at itsrear end has a bevel surface 19, which is presented to the lowest one ofthe pile of articles in the magazine after an article has been ejected,whereby when the spring S retracts the slide 0 the spring-tongue P isdepressed and slides easily forward beneath the pile of articles to itsoperative position to eject the next article of the pile.

The front panel Y is provided at its lower end with a lock Y, whichsecures said panel Y in its normal position by means of a bolt Y Y is ametal plate attached to the lower edge of the movable panel .Y andserves to prevent the cutting or boring of the lower porsertion of achisel or other instrument into the joint between the movable panel Yand the top of the casing.

Y represents one of a number of metal plates or strips which are screwedto the vertical portions of the casing on either side and serve asabutments for the edges of the movable panel Y and also to prevent theinsertion of a sharp instrument in the joint between the edge and thecasing. I

Y is a metal lug which is attached to the vertical sides of the casingand is used to support and secure the outer edge of the top covering A.

In connection with the slide 0 is employed a coin-controlled apparatus Eof any desired form.

The operation of my vending-machine is as follows: To procure a packageof goods, first place a coin of the proper denomination in the aperture0 of the slide. Y Then press the plunger K inward. The inward movementof the plunger K moves the coin-slide inward, carrying the coin intooperative position with relation to the coin-controlled apparatus. Uponfurther movement of the slide the rear end thereof engages and ejectsthe lowermost package R from the magazine, and at the same time the coinis dropped into the coinreceptacle WV. WVhen the last package is ejectedfrom the magazine, the projection U of the weight U drops into theopening U in the slide 0, thereby locking the slide 0 in its inwardposition, so that it is no longer possible to operate this particularslide. Then for any reason the slide 0 is prevented from moving inward,when heavy pressure is exerted upon the plunger K the projection on theplate K will be deflected and allow the plunger K to move rearwardlywithout injuring other parts of the machine.

Many modifications of my device may be constructed without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

I do not claim in this application the coin-.

controlled apparatus or a case construction peculiar to such apparatuswhich may be used in conjunction with this machine, since such apparatusforms the subject-matter of an application filed by me November 30,1901, Serial No. 84,251.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vendingmachine, a magazine; a slide; a plunger for operatingsaidv slide detachably mounted thereon; retracting means for saidplunger; a spring-tongue mounted on the slide to eject an article fromthe magazine; said tongue having an upwardly-extending projectingportionto en the under side of said article.

2. In a vending-machine, a magazine; a slide; retracting means for saidslide; a spring-tongue mounted on the slide to eject an article from themagazine; said tongue having an upward projection at its rear end.

3. In a vending-machine, a magazine; a slide; a plunger for operatingsaid slide; a lug on said slide in whichthe plunger is detachablymounted.

4. In a vendingmachine, a magazine; a slide; a plunger for operatingsaid slide; a depending lug on said slide in which the plunger isdeiachably mounted; and a springtongue mounted on the slide to eject anarticle from the magazine.

5. In a vending-machine, a slide; a plunger for operating said slide; alug on said slide in which the plunger is mounted; a spring projectionon one of thelast-named parts, and a rigid projection on the other ofsaid lastnamed parts which engages with the spring projection when theparts are in normal position.

6. In a vending-machine, a magazine; a weight; a slide; and means on theweight to engage and hold said slide in a rearward position.

7. In a vending-machine, a casing of suitable material provided with amovable front panel; a casting secured to the casing adapted to receivethe top end of the movable panel; ledges secured to the side of theeasing against which said removable panel abuts and a lock on saidpanel.

8. In a vending-machine, a case; a removable panel for said case asocket on said case to receive one end of said panel; a plate on saidcase to receive the opposite end of said panel; a locking-bolt on saidpanel; and means on said plate forreceiving said bolt.

9. In a vending-machine, a case; aremovable panel for said case; a lockfor said panel; a top plate adjacent said panel; and means on said topplate cooperating with said lock for lockin g said panel.

; 10. Inavending-machine, acase; a removable panel for said case; alocking-bolt mounted in said panel; a top plate; and means on said plateto receive said bolt to lock said panel.

11. In avending-machine, a case; a removable panel for said case; asocket in said case to receive one end of said panel; a lockingboltmounted on the opposite end of said panel; atop plate; and a projectionon said plate to receive said bolt to lock the panel.

RICHARD P. ELLIOTT.

WVitnesses:

II. M. KELSO, R. C. POWELL.

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